Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic image diagnostic device
- Patent Title (中): 超声波探头和超声波图像诊断装置
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Application No.: US13602718Application Date: 2012-09-04
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Publication No.: US09125614B2Publication Date: 2015-09-08
- Inventor: Hiroshi Matsuda
- Applicant: Hiroshi Matsuda
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Global IP Counselors, LLP
- Priority: JP2011-197988 20110912
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00

Abstract:
An ultrasonic probe includes a piezoelectric element including a support body, a lower electrode layer, first and second piezoelectric layers, and an upper electrode layer. The support body has an opening section and a displacement section covering the opening section on one side of the support body. The lower electrode layer is disposed on the one side of the support body and continuously extending from an inside to an outside of the opening section when viewed in a plan view along a thickness direction of the support body. The first piezoelectric layer is disposed on the lower electrode layer and positioned inside of the opening section when viewed in the plan view. The upper electrode layer is disposed on the first piezoelectric layer. The second piezoelectric layer is disposed on the lower electrode layer and positioned outside of the opening section when viewed in the plan view.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130066209A1 ULTRASONIC PROBE AND ULTRASONIC IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE Public/Granted day:2013-03-14
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